Georgia-Pacific Products

Today’s Georgia-Pacific is vastly different from the small lumberyard that salesman Owen Cheatham started at Augusta, Ga., in 1927. Using $6,000 of his own money and $6,000 from investors, Cheatham purchased an existing lumberyard consisting of storage sheds and a small business office and created Georgia Hardwood Lumber Company. The company survived the Great Depression, and ultimately became a top supplier to the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II.

Georgia-Pacific, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, is headquartered in Atlanta and employs approximately 35,000 people at more than 200 facilities worldwide.

Away from Home

Georgia-Pacific Professional is a leading provider of hygienic dispensing systems, towels, tissues, soaps, air fresheners, wipers, cups, cutlery and napkins. We provide a range of products to market segments including office buildings, healthcare, education, manufacturing and foodservice.

Building and Construction

The building products business is North America's No. 1 producer of wood panels – namely plywood and oriented strand board – and is a leading producer of gypsum products and lumber. Georgia-Pacific is also a major supplier to large do-it-yourself warehouse retailers.

Chemicals

Consumer Products

We are one of the world’s leading makers of tissue, including paper towels, bath tissue, napkins and facial tissue. We sell both branded and private-label products in retail and commercial markets in North America. In addition, our Dixie brand of disposable cups, plates, and cutlery is one of the most recognized brands in North America.

Nonwovens

Georgia-Pacific’s airlaid nonwoven materials are used to enhance the quality of hygiene and personal care products, cleaning supplies, baby wipes, cloth-like napkins, towels and tissues, and disposable table cloths. We provide advanced product development and process expertise to create high-value products that meet the needs of our customers around the world. These materials, made predominantly with fluff pulp, make products strong, soft, and absorbent.

The Georgia-Pacific Nonwovens group provides a wide range of products to customers worldwide through manufacturing locations in North America at Green Bay, Wis., and Gaston (Mt. Holly), N.C., as well as in Europe at Steinfurt, Germany.

Packaging

We are North America's leading suppliers of containerboard and corrugated containers. Our Color-Box™ business is the largest litho-laminate corrugated manufacturer in North America. We produce bleached board used in food service items, such as disposable cups and plates, and kraft paper used to make bags for pet food and fertilizer.